Available:*
Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
Searching... Lake Elmo Library | FICTION HAI | Searching... Unknown |
Searching... Stillwater Public Library | FICTION HAI | Searching... Unknown |
Bound With These Titles
On Order
Summary
Summary
The bestselling author of Secret Sanction returns-and this time, Army lawyer Sean Drummond is loaned out to a law firm whose #1 client may have ties to a vicious serial killer and a massive international crime ring. Wherever Sean Drummond goes, it seems that the JAG officer leaves a trail of political fallout in his wake. So when his superiors get an opportunity to loan him to a prestigious law firm, they jump on it, hoping he'll soak up the nuances of civilian lawyering. But almost immediately, dark clouds appear when Sean's predecessor in the loan-out program is murdered. Then Sean begins to sense something amiss with the firm's biggest client, a telecom behemoth with large defense contracts. Now, he must survive in D.C.'s buttoned-down lawyer culture long enough to stop the killer, and long enough to discover why his firm and its top client are willing to kill anyone who gets
Author Notes
Brian Haig has had articles published in The New York Times and USA Today. He lives with his wife and four children in New Jersey.
(Publisher Provided)
Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Haig's wisecracking J.A.G. attorney Sean Drummond returns for his fourth caper in three years (after January 2003's The Kingmaker). Unpopular with his military superiors because of his sharp tongue and his tendency to attract trouble, Major Drummond finds himself loaned out to a private law firm. Culper, Hutch, and Westin represents some of the District of Columbia's most staid, old-line institutions, and Drummond begins ruffling feathers from the moment he arrives, though he does prove surprisingly popular with some clients. Meanwhile, a serial killer is taking out attractive young professional women. The first victim is Lisa Morrow, Drummond's sidekick in Haig's debut thriller, Secret Sanction, and also a military lawyer working for Culper, Hutch, and Westin. In fact, Lisa's on her way to meet Drummond when she's murdered. Chapters from the obsessive killer's dark perspective alternate with Drummond's cheeky first-person narration. Not happy with police progress on the case, Lisa's sister Janet, also a lawyer and a dark-haired beauty, steps forward to help Drummond investigate, even as victims pile up. Both Janet and Drummond prove to be entertaining thorns in the side of crusty police detective Spinelli, the officer in charge of the murder investigation. Haig introduces related subplots featuring corporate greed and criminality, but they don't have the visceral chills or the sexiness of the serial killer story line. In the end, it's all about Drummond; though the novel is overlong, the hero's sharp and devilish style should keep reader interest high until the surprising conclusion. (Sept. 23) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
Maverick JAG officer Sean Drummond finds himself temporarily assigned to a private D.C. firm as part of an officer-borrowing program. He wants nothing to do with the uptight world of corporate law but figures all he has to do is be himself, and he'll be kicked out on his ass within two weeks. He does his best to meet his deadline but winds up assigned to a case involving a Microsoft-like corporation that is trying to land a multibillion-dollar contract with the Department of Defense. Things aren't all suits and cigars, though, when Drummond's predecessor turns up dead. Could her murder be connected to the case that is now in his lap? Smart-talking, no-B.S.-taking Drummond is the perfect hero for the bureaucracy-laden D.C. law scene. In his previous Drummond novels, Haig proved he could compete on the espionage front with the likes of Ken Follett; with this outing, he matches David Baldacci for Beltway intrigue. --Mary Frances Wilkens Copyright 2003 Booklist
Kirkus Review
In a fourth outing, JAG's superlawyer Major Sean Drummond (The Kingmaker, 2003, etc.) gets packed off to a Washington, DC, blue-ribbon, civvie law firm. Drummond isn't pleased with the posting. And, heaven knows, the expensive talent at Culper, Hutch, and Westin isn't the least bit happy with Drummond's abrasive, know-it-all style. Still, just because he's a lawyer-fish out of water doesn't mean he won't out-think, out-hustle, and certainly out-talk all those thousand-dollar suits either singly or en masse. For starters, take a Pentagon project called WWIP (Working With Industry Program), in line with which JAG attorneys are detached for a year to learn how the other half plies its Blackstone. As it happens, however, the learning experience is totally C, H, and W's--Major Drummond being the born razzle-dazzler that he is. Meanwhile, a cruel and cunning sociopath is settling down to some serious serial killing. JAG Captain Lisa Morrow--the previous exchange student at C, H, and W, and Drummond's good friend--is brutally murdered: neck snapped by hands both powerful and well-trained. She's the first of many unfortunate ladies linked by beauty and brains, plus one additional connector kept hidden for a time. Drummond, now released from the restraints of corporate law, takes on the whodunit challenge and won't rest until the killer is tracked down and confronted: a one-on-one deal that turns out more ludicrous than chilling ("We both chuckled, a couple of adolescents trading dopey insults and playground threats"). International terrorism, chicanery in the corridors of power, inept FBI agents, and sinister CIA operatives provide further complications for the ultraresourceful major before he can shoo off the suits and find, again, his peace and happiness among the uniforms. Drummond once showed dimension and nuance. Now he goes all smart-mouthed, shallow--and wearisome. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Library Journal Review
For army lawyer Sean Drummond, working at the DC law firm to which he has been loaned can be, literally, murder. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
